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RRT Case No. 0808751

18 March 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Effective protection - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Non-state agents of persecution - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Uganda

Uganda: 1. Please provide information on the practice of FGM in Uganda. 2. Is the practice prevalent amongst members of the Sebei tribe in Kapchorwa? 3. If so, what is the particular procedure followed amongst the Sebei? 4. At what age are girls required to undergo FGM? 5. What is the attitude of the authorities towards FGM? 6. Have there been concerted efforts to prevent or ban the practice? 7. Are perpetrators punished? 8. Is protection available to potential victims? 9. [deleted]

27 February 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Uganda: 1. Can you provide information on the Sebei - in particular. cultural practices? 2. Can you also provide information on the legal position in Uganda vis-à-vis female circumcision and forced marriage? 3. Can you provide information on services/assistance available to women in Uganda who fear forced marriage to a man of Sebei ethnicity or are required to undergo female circumcision?

27 May 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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